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Frank S. James to Deliver Commencement Address
Frank S. James (’78) , who was a shareholder for more than 25 years at what is now the law firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell and Berkowitz, P.C., will deliver The University of Alabama School of Law commencement address at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 6 at Coleman Coliseum. James is a 1978 graduate of…
Professor Gold Wins CLEA Award for Excellence in Public Interest
Professor Allyson E. Gold, Assistant Professor of Clinical Legal Instruction and Director of the Elder Law Clinic, will be honored with the 2018 Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) Award for Excellence in a Public Interest Case or Project for work she supervised for the Health Justice Project in Chicago. CLEA established the award to honor and recognize…
Ceremony Celebrates Research by Alabama Law Faculty
Two members of The University of Alabama School of Law faculty were honored for their research contributions at Faculty Research Day. As part of the celebration, Professors Jenny Carroll and Heather Elliott were recognized as recipients of the President’s Faculty Research Award during a ceremony April 17 in the Bryant Conference Center on the UA campus. Professor…
Alabama Law Hosts Symposium on Gender Inequality
Legal scholars visited The University of Alabama School of Law April 13 to discuss gender inequality. The symposium on Gender Inequality after 55 Years of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 recognized the broader goals of the Equal Pay Act, celebrated the successes achieved since its enactment, and invited leading scholars to lay the foundation…
Alabama Law Announces Four New Faculty Members
Alabama Law is excited to announce four new members of our faculty. Their arrival strengthens the academic offerings available to our students and increases the level of quality scholarship produced by our faculty. All four will arrive this summer, and teach their first courses to our students during the 2018-19 academic year. Deepa Das Acevedo…
Health Law Moot Court Team Travels to Chicago
David McAdams, 2L, Kenton McGalliard, 3L, and Meighan Parker, 3L, performed well at the Bryant National Health Law Transactional Moot Court Competition held in Chicago on March 23. As participants in the competition, McAdams, McGalliard, and Parker prepared a memorandum analyzing a hypothetical health care client’s position in the face of a proposed acquisition and then…
Alabama Law Students Compete in Final Round of Campbell Moot Court Competition
Tyler Foster, Brenton Smith, Laura Stephenson, and Kory Queen, all 2Ls, competed in the final round of the John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition on Wednesday, March 28. These two teams were the last standing in a competitive field of 32 teams. A distinguished panel served as judges for the final round. They were: The…
Dorbin Association Raises $13,000 for Turning Point
The Dorbin Association donated $13,000 to Turning Point Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services on March 27. The donation is the largest in the association’s history, and leaders said they were honored to raise the money for an organization that supports women. Turning Point serves nine counties throughout West Alabama, providing services to more than…
Alabama Law Hosts Symposium on Life After Scalia: Justice Gorsuch and Modern Textualism on the Supreme Court
Legal scholars discussed the future of textualism on the U.S. Supreme Court Friday, March 23, at The University of Alabama School of Law. The occasion was a symposium on Life After Scalia: Justice Gorsuch and Modern Textualism on the Supreme Court. The conference examined the form textualism may take on the Court and how Justice…
International Attorney Discusses Critical Role the Legal Community Can Play in Promoting Civil Societies
International attorney Owen Pell, partner at White & Case and the President of the Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation, visited Alabama Law Tuesday and discussed the critical role the legal community can play in promoting civil and institutional safeguards and access to justice for minority and diaspora communities. “Lawyers are often the bridge,” Pell…